Eating Disorder DVD Review: Nova Dying To Be Thin
I must get my daugther to watch this documentary DVD when she gets older. As I've written on this blog before, my daugther enjoys ballet and likes all things pretty.
Nova: Dying To Be Thin is about "a growing number of young American girls afflicted with such eating disorders as anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Tormented by an irrational fear of being fat, an estimated eight million young women are torturing themselves—sometimes to death.
It’s no wonder eighty percent of women are dissatisfied with their bodies. Driven by the waif-like images flooding the media of popular actresses, models, dancers and celebrities—who can weigh nearly twenty-five percent less than the average American woman—young girls are obsessed with an unattainable image of perfection.
"Dying To Be Thin introduces you to students, ballet dancers, fashion models and other young women who are seeking recovery or have conquered their disease. Plus, you’ll discover how leading eating disorder specialists are making dramatic advances in the diagnosis and treatment of these two devastating diseases. Go behind the scenes with NOVA for a courageous and candid look at America’s body obsession."
I believe that education is key to ensuring that young girls do not unknowingly develop an eating disorder. And that is what I intend to do. Getting my daugther to watch this DVD. While I hope to educate her about the virtues of good eating, I can never be sure what outside influence there may be. However, if she learnt about how harmful eating disorders can be, hopefully, she will know enough about making right choices for her life. What better way than to learn it from a DVD?